http://www.lowellsun.com/front/ci_2680887Kerry: Bush, EPA fail the public on mercury In Earth Day visit, calls for tougher pollution laws
By MATT MURPHY, Sun Staff
LOWELL -- With the Merrimack River glimmering in the background, Sen. John Kerry yesterday chided the Bush administration and the Environmental Protection Agency for weakening its stance against mercury pollution.
“You can't talk about a culture of life in one breath and turn around and poison our children with the next,” Kerry told a small crowd, including several environmental youth groups, on the riverfront behind the Tsongas Arena.
Kerry's remarks came during an event celebrating the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, which featured several speakers addressing mercury contamination in the Merrimack Valley and the related health risks.
According to Merrimack River Watershed Council President Elizabeth Coughlin, the Department of Agriculture in a March 8 report identified the Merrimack Valley as one of nine “hot spots” in North America for mercury contamination in its waterways.
Note to Sen. Kerry's staff. I might have been there if I knew the fricking thing was happening. If they can use the mailing list to notify Texas folks about an upcoming speech, perhaps us Massholes in the Merimack Valley could have been notified too instead of having to read about it the next day. (TayTay's nose is out of joint.)
Note to TayTay: Get over yourself. Some people have more important things to do than cater to you. Get ya next time.
Sigh! There were nice pics too! Not up on the webiste. Maybe I'll scan them in later.